A day of pictures

Most Sunday mornings Justin gets up early and reads his Bible in the kitchen while finishing a couple cups of coffee.  Because it's the only day we are home together in the mornings I stay in bed and often Morganne gets up before me and goes out to see Daddy.  This last Sunday this is what I found when I came into the kitchen. Apparently, Morganne found her Bible, drug her chair around next to Daddy, and finished off her cup of milk.  It was one of the cutest moments I've ever seen.  God is so awesome.  It would be an understatement to say that Justin enjoys being a Daddy. 

Later in the day I wanted to take advantage of the beautiful weather and get some pictures of the girls.  I am no professional photographer, but since we are tight with money and I know enough to take decent pictures, and know more about photoshop to make them look better, I've decided that I can take the girls yearly pictures.  So, here are Morganne's 3 year and Kaelynn's 1 year pictures.  It was nearly impossible to get a pic of them together.  You will see my attempts below.  These pics only happened with the help of Nana, couldn't have done it without her! 

Grant Girls' birthday bash!!!

On Saturday we officially celebrated the girls' birthdays with a very fun party at my parent's church.  Though many friends couldn't make it, we had so many of our closest friends there and we all had a great time.  The theme was Veggie Tales as this is most definitely Morganne's favorite thing to watch currently (and fortunately Justin and I still haven't gotten sick of them).  We had Bob and Larry cake, a Veggie Tale character picture mural, Veggie Tale fruit snacks, and played "tape" the nose on Bob!  The girls got so many wonderful new toys and clothes and we are so blessed to have so many friends who love and care for us!  There were 14 kids there under the age of 7 (most under 4), and approximately 20 adults.  It was a very fun time!  Here are some pictures from the afternoon:

 Morganne and Dylan exploring one of Morganne's new toys

 Happy birthday wishes from Great-Grandpa

 Bob and Larry and the Peas!

 Explaining the game, "tape" the nose on Bob!

 Since we forgot a blindfold, we improvised and used a gift bag instead.  The kids did great with it!  Here is Morganne's turn!

 I think Dylan got the closest- without looking! :cP

 Morganne and Annabel

 Kaelynn and Asher

 Both girls got shy when the singing started but they thoroughly enjoyed eating the cake once the candles were blown out.

 Happy birthday hugs from best buddy Curtis

 Our attempt at getting a picture of all of the kids.  You can see one kid already escaping, one is missing, 2 are crying, and one "big" kid pretending to be Junior Asparagus.  It was a pretty funny, short lasting moment.

 Catching the last few minutes of the Butler game via iPhone.  It was hilarious when with a few seconds left in a nail biter of an ending, the iPhone died!  My Dad then had to call a friend and find out what happened.  Classic....

 Morganne was SO excited all afternoon.  I definitely think she enjoyed her party.

And possibly one of the funniest pictures from the day.  Fred, Justin, Derek, and my Dad, Ken.  Too funny....

And our theme of the party:  God made you special and He loves you very much!!!

We are so blessed!